The political committee behind the measure to legalize pot has submitted 714,888 valid signatures as of Thursday — still far short of the 880,062 signatures needed to get on the November ballot.
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TALLAHASSEE — Attributing the delay to scrutiny of potentially invalid petition signatures, the state Division of Elections on Thursday updated signature numbers on its website for a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment after being sued by backers of the initiative.
The agency’s website showed that Smart & Safe Florida, the political committee behind the measure, had submitted 714,888 valid signatures as of Thursday — roughly 40,000 more than shown in the previous update two months ago but still far short of the 880,062 signatures needed for placement on the November ballot. The committee also must meet signature thresholds in congressional districts to put the issue before voters.
